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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 5:49 AM Oct. 25, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... * WHAT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots expected, strongest during the nighttime and morning hours. * WHERE...Offshore Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County line to the Ochlockonee River out 60 nautical miles. * IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous conditions may result in poor vessel handling and steering response, broaching, overturned dinghies and kayaks, slips and falls on slippery decks, rub damage along docks and seawalls, and dragging anchors. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
Rip Current Statement
Issued: 5:40 AM Oct. 25, 2025 – National Weather Service
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/ EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Gulf and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/ early this morning through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. &&
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